Baxter Humby

Baxter Humby
Baxter Humby
Born	October 26, 1974; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Other names	The One Armed-Bandit
Nationality	Canadian
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Fighting out of	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Kickboxing record
Total	82
Wins	70
Losses	11
Draws	1

Baxter Humby is a Canadian kickboxer known as "The One Armed Bandit" due to his missing right hand, which was amputated at birth just below his elbow after becoming entangled with the umbilical cord.[1]

Early life

Baxter Humby was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, in 1974. [2]

Career

Kickboxing

Baxter is the current IMTC (International Muay Thai Council) World Super Welterweight Champion. He holds a number of different title belts including WBC Super Welterweight National Champion (2010), IKKC USA Kickboxing Champion, IMTC World Middleweight Champion and IKBA International Kickboxing Champion.

His interest in sports led him to take up running at age 11 and martial arts at 17. He ran for the Canadian National Track Team (Paralympics) in Barcelona in 1992 and in Berlin in 1994.

He won the Canadian Super Welterweight Kickboxing Championship in 1996, and afterwards, in 1997, moved to California to pursue a professional kickboxing career.

He currently trains with Muay Thai World Champion trainers, Master Tom Khamvongsa and David Huey, at the Muay Thai Academy in North Hollywood, CA.

Films

In 2004, Humby travelled to China to star in the film "One Arm Hero". It was produced by martial arts film star Carter Wong (Big Trouble in Little China) and directed by Li Man Sing.

Baxter Humby worked as a stunt double for Tobey Maguire in the film Spider-Man 3, during a fight scene in which Spider-Man punches through Sandman's chest.

Humby played the role of Eduardo Romero, a corrupt Mexican official, on the television series The Shield.

He was featured in the music video of the song "Renegades" by X Ambassadors.

Kickboxing record

70 wins, 11 losses, 1 draw

Wins the WMC Intercontinental Junior Middleweight (-70 kg) Championship.
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2011-09-02	Win	Zidov Dominik	Muaythai Premier League: Round 1	Long Beach, California, USA	KO (spinning back kick)	1	1:40
2009-08-30	Loss	Xu Yan	WCK World Championship Muay Thai	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Decision (split)	3	3:00
2009-07-25	Win	Chike Lindsay	WCK Muay Thai	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Decision (split)	5	3:00
2007-09-08	Loss	Mickaël Piscitello	WBC Muay Thai Presents: World Championship Muay Thai[3]	Gardena, CA	TKO (Referee Stoppage)	3
For W.B.C. Muay Thai United States Super Welterweight title.
2004-09-11	Win	Alessandro Ricci		Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00
2002-06-01	Loss	John Wayne Parr	World Championship Kickboxing	Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States	TKO	3
2001-06-30	Win	David Blocker	Draka	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	KO	1	0:56

Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes

References

SI.com - Writers - The 10 Spot: Dec. 19, 2006 - Tuesday December 19, 2006 9:55AM
"WBC Muay Thai World Championship Muay Thai results". www.thefightgame.tv. Retrieved 2007-09-08.

External links

Official website
Baxter Humby at IMDb

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[1] SI.com - Writers - The 10 Spot: Dec. 19, 2006 - Tuesday December 19, 2006 9:55AM

[3] "WBC Muay Thai World Championship Muay Thai results". www.thefightgame.tv. Retrieved 2007-09-08.